Re: ice in tires

Posted by LarryT on January 03, 2011 at 01:13:50 from (68.35.57.27):

In Reply to: ice in tires posted by sqwert on January 02, 2011 at 15:12:58:

I agree with most of the answers here if not all of them but we had a neighbor that had the same thing happen. We tarped the tire and put one of those diesel fueled shop heaters that remind you of a jet engine under it with the tire. We started by heating it for about 3 or 4 hours and then rolling it 180 deg, then heat it for another hour and roll it 90 deg. and then another couple of hours then turning it another 180 deg. Then we made sure the valve stem was on the top and brought the inflation pressure to the highest recommended pressure, then rolled the stem to the bottom. We then took the core out and slipped a piece of 5/16" tubing onto the outside of the stem and put the other end away form the work area and enjoyed another cup of coffee. Luckily we had two heaters and we were able to do both at the same time. After we figured they were as drained as we were going to get them we took and heated about 10 gallons of Polypropylene Glycol in a couple of 5 gallon buckets. We bought the Glycol from the local RV dealer as that's what they use in the water systems on RV's because it's non toxic. We started using this about 1986 when we could buy it by bulk at a reasonable price, and if we did get a leak it wouldn't poison the dog or other animals and it is safer for us to work around than CACL and won't poison your crop soil etc. As I say you can drink the stuff with no ill effects. So we heated it up to almost boiling and with a little hand pump we pumped the fluid into the tires The hot glycol finished melting the ice out and then it kept it from refreezing. We then rolled the stems up to the top and put another 5 gallons in each tire and then 5 gallons of water and then 5 gallons of glycol and 5 gallons of water until we had the amount that they wanted and then inflated to the correct pressure.

It's going to be work and time consuming but you will get it this way.

Now I want to share with others in this group that I am recommending The POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL OVER ANY OTHER FLUID FOR TIRES. The reasons for this are some that I gave but one that I didn't mention is that IT WILL NOT CORRODE YOUR WHEELS AND HARDWARE. I am currently running it in some tubeless and its working great. When we last put rubber on this IH 1206 we removed the corrosion from the wheel that was caused by the CACL that had leaked and it was really messed up as it became apparent that the CACL had been seeping for a long time if it hadn't been spilled when it was first serviced. We wire brushed them and used phosphoric acid on them. We rinsed them off thoroughly and then neutralized it with baking soda, rinsed and dried. Then we primed them and painted them with epoxy primer and painted with aluminum paint and then clear coated them so the rubber wouldn't rub off the aluminum so easily. Put new stems in and seated the beads. Then loaded them with the 50-50 mix of polypropylene glycol and inflated. That was done about 9 years ago and when we bloke one down to patch a nail hole, the inside looked just like it did the day we mounted them. Yes it costs a little bit but what's the cost of a wheel or two wheels and the cost of maybe the animal that is poisoned by the Etheline Glycol. And I have had that CACL burn the heqq out of my hands and arms and even a drop in the eye once when I have had to work with it. And yes I was wearing safety goggles.
Sincerely, LarryT

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